Recaps

Xia Nan joined Adeline’s Green Blood party for Hunting Day, helped defeat the bandits who ambushed them, and became known as Grey Sword. While investigating signs of a dangerous creature in the forest, the party found George’s mutilated body and came under attack by Gnolls.

• Xia Nan accepted Adeline’s invitation to join Green Blood for Hunting Day and set out with her, Berg, and Abi.
• Xia Nan and the party cleared a Goblin nest, but Bennett and his men ambushed them outside and demanded their spoils and Xia Nan’s equipment.
• Xia Nan killed Bennett and two of his men, helping Green Blood defeat the remaining bandits, then continued training Gravity Solidification and earned the nickname Grey Sword.
• Green Blood found a mutilated adventurer’s corpse and signs of a humanoid creature, then discovered Volga killing a Bear Goblin in another nest.
• The party found George’s mutilated corpse hanging from an oak and identified clues pointing to Gnolls, so Adeline led them away to camp.
• Xia Nan briefly lifted a weighted leaf with Gravity Solidification during his watch, then sensed danger just before a camp trap went off.
• Five Gnolls attacked the camp, including a wounded Gnoll Flesh Eater, and Xia Nan dashed toward the hidden archer while Adeline charged the larger Gnoll.

Xia Nan helped the Green Blood Squad survive a Goblin assault on Emerald Creek Village, killed Red Mane, and gained the Meteor Blade Hunt profession through the Gravity Core. Back in River Valley Town, he repaired his gear, encountered a mysterious figurine, and learned he needed to complete a mission before accessing the Association’s second floor.

• Xia Nan helped the Green Blood Squad defeat the Gnolls, and Adeline questioned whether he truly lacked a Profession Level.
• Cornell’s party found a Silver-White Device in a Goblin lair, but the Black-Robed Goblin killed Volga and the Elf before the Warrior killed the wounded Goblin and the Device vanished.
• Red Mane attacked Emerald Creek Village, where Xia Nan and the defenders fought the Goblin horde as the palisade broke and Berg and Adeline fell in battle.
• Xia Nan used the Fate Coin and Whirlwind Slash to bring a Gravity Core onto the battlefield, then absorbed its power, killed Red Mane, and gained the Meteor Blade Hunt profession.
• Xia Nan cleared the remaining Goblins from Emerald Creek Village, while Cornell’s party finished its battle in the lair and chose not to resurrect Volga.
• Xia Nan returned to River Valley Town, became known as the Grey Sword, reviewed his earnings and new abilities, and replaced his damaged chainmail at Rock Hammer.
• Xia Nan left his Snake Scale Arm Shield with Barn for testing, sold gemstones at Fairy Wind, and encountered a mysterious Ram Deer Figurine whose vision briefly affected him.
• Molly told Xia Nan he had to complete a mission before visiting the Association’s second floor, and Xia Nan witnessed Lady Edwina confront an extortionist who died after walking into an adventurer’s sword.

Xia Nan traveled to Newm, investigated a series of strange figurines, and pursued Barker after learning he might be afflicted with Beastification Syndrome. After finding Big Ben dead and recognizing Barker’s claw marks, Xia Nan suspected Barker was hiding in the sewers and set out to enlist the Grey Badger Gang’s help.

• Xia Nan reached Newm, intervened when the Grey Badger Gang threatened Jeff’s tailor shop, and stayed with Jeff’s family.
• Xia Nan recognized Jamie’s Ram Deer Figurine as a possible source of danger and urged the family to take it to the Moon Goddess Church, where Isidor dismissed it as harmless.
• Xia Nan investigated Harriet’s account of the Barker family massacre and found a large, five-toed claw mark at Barker’s broken window.
• At the Iron Barrel Toad, Xia Nan met Wood and Stubborn Donkey, then followed Wood and Iron Head into the sewers to find Big Ben.
• Xia Nan and Wood helped the Grey Badger Gang survive a Gray Fur Rat swarm, and Eight Fingers rewarded Xia Nan and promised to guide him to Big Ben.
• Big Ben told Xia Nan that supernatural darkness and a shrill cry had caused him to shove Barker down while fleeing, and Xia Nan suspected Barker’s injury had led to his Beastification Syndrome.
• Xia Nan found Big Ben dead with claw marks matching those at Barker’s home and concluded that Barker had killed him.
• After remembering Iron Scab Moss from the sewer lair, Xia Nan suspected Barker was hiding in Newm’s sewers and rushed to seek help from Iron Head and Eight Fingers.

Xia Nan survived the Ram Deer Figurine’s memory realm, returned to River Valley Town, and advanced as a Professional before joining Sea Thorn Squad on a forest hunt. The squad’s hunt turned into a battle with a pack of Temple Night-Stalker Wolves, and Xia Nan chose to stand against their alpha.

• Xia Nan fought the transformed Barker, then was forced by the golden-haired Elf to recite the Ram Deer Figurine’s true name and vanished into a Secret Realm shaped by his memories.
• Xia Nan climbed through the recreated River Valley Town and confronted the shadowy figure in the attic, awakening [Gaze into the Abyss] before returning to the slums.
• Xia Nan concealed his role in the Newm incident, left the city, and returned to River Valley Town, where Molly registered him as a Professional and explained the Association’s quest and skill systems.
• Xia Nan sold his gemstones and bought Barn’s Bone Binding Iron Greaves and Malan Pattern Steel armor, then decided to pursue Corrosion-Etched Steel to upgrade his shield.
• Xia Nan joined Kash and Veris for a Thin Mist Forest commission, agreeing that Sea Thorn Squad would later help him investigate Beastmen tracks, though Veris warned Kash that he planned to kill Xia Nan.
• Xia Nan traveled with the squad, learned more about Kash’s Tide Hunter profession, and gained [Tooth Hunt] proficiency while they waited for Temple Night-Stalker Wolves.
• The wolves ambushed Sea Thorn Squad, and Xia Nan killed several while helping Mint, then used [Heart’s Sight] to reveal the pack’s alpha and decided the squad had to fight rather than retreat.